Senior Software Engineer in Test - Digital Platforms
Company: NATIONAL GRID CO USA (NE POWER)
Location: Weymouth
Posted on: November 24, 2022
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Job Description:
About us National Grid is hiring a Digital Platform Senior
Software Engineer on our Dev Enablement team in Waltham, MA. This
role can also be located in NH, NJ, NY, CT, RI or Washington D.C.
Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities,
and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We
connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The
pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating, and our
expertise and track record put us in an unparalleled position to
shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful, we
must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of
energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of
tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always
look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our
business. Job Purpose An experienced and independent engineer who
can be a technical lead on larger work. Senior Software Engineers
will typically have between 4-10 years of experience. As a Senior
Software Engineer, you will be involved in the product development
process from ideation to launch, working closely with software
engineers, product managers, UI/UX designers, and key stakeholders
across the organization to deliver the best digital experiences for
our users. You will actively contribute to the success of the team
by innovating, participating in technical discussions, and
contributing to the development of products that will transform the
organization. Key Accountabilities --- Takes large problem with
loose definition and scopes work.
--- Guides team (or self) through completion of
components/projects, expanding scope as necessary.
--- Executes on large projects for the team and breaks work down
for themselves and others. Able to integrate their work within and
outside of the team, identifying edge cases and exception
states.
--- Expert in our key technology frameworks used on their team
--- Able to own assembling architectural plans and artifacts for
projects the team is taking on - aware of system architecture
outside of the team scope.
--- Seeks greater understanding of not just the problem and the
solution, but motivating factors, surrounding technology, and
expertise in related areas - expanding the scope of the problem
space
--- Recognized as an expert in the front end or back end language
of the team, able to conceptually grasp 'the other end' that they
don't work with directly - expanding the scope of the solution
space
--- Ensures team engineering is consistently accurate.
--- Identifies trends (positive or negative) and quickly and
appropriately escalates any issues.
--- Understands our key technology frameworks used in their org,
how they are used, and why they are used.
--- Starts to explore our key technology frameworks used
company-wide
--- Actively works to unblock others, guided by their expertise.
Works to unblock beyond just the technical solution.
--- Owns their development plan end-to-end by proactively seeking
feedback and taking steps to improve on opportunity areas.
--- Owns initiatives that help to increase efficiency, drive
revenue, improve customer experience, and/or reduce costs on a
meaningful scale for the business.
--- Creatively questions team's work and proactively suggests new
processes or ideas.
--- A driver of the team tech roadmap - a participant in the
prioritization and planning of this work.
Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required --- Works
effectively with others within functional team and stakeholders
--- Delivers feedback directly, clearly, and promptly in
appropriate setting - meets people where they are
--- Supports hiring plan as needed - independently interviewing
candidates and making supported recommendations
--- As a member of leadership, explains, supports, and challenges
leadership decisions within team and cross-functionally
--- Effectively coaches, develops, and oversees the work of junior
team members and a diverse group, even if no direct reporting
relationship
--- Work across the org, either with devs on other teams, or
actively participating in interest groups with their colleagues
(technical or non-technical)
--- Effectively prepares for and runs internal meetings with
supporting analytics and data
--- Understands the overall direction of the wiki and contributes
new pages and new sections. Coordinates with others on overall
vision
--- Regularly solicits feedback from peers and works to improve
their ability to communicate. Starts to get active feedback on
their intent/perception gap
--- Viewed as credible team expert on their area of focus, can
describe teamwork and technology to people outside of the team
--- Active participant in team meetings and leading when the topic
is the team's work
--- Presents or co-presents at lunch & learn, engineering
all-hands, or other team meetings Qualifications
Keywords: NATIONAL GRID CO USA (NE POWER), Weymouth , Senior Software Engineer in Test - Digital Platforms, IT / Software / Systems , Weymouth, Massachusetts
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